Products

About

"It Had Been Raining All Day" Essays and Research Papers

All Summer in a Day
by
Ray Bradbury
No one in the class could remember
a time when there wasn't rain.
“Ready?"
"Ready."
"Now?"
"Soon."
"Do the scientists really know? Will it happen today, will it?"
"Look, look; see for yourself!"
The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.
It rained.
It hadbeenraining for seven years; thousand upon thousands of days compounded and filled...

which is not attained due to Dickinson’s reclusive nature. She sustains this through the extended metaphor of food which symbolises the joys of life and hunger to emphasise her longing to belong. In the opening line, she clearly states “I hadbeen hungry all the years”, and further underlines her sense of loneliness that she felt as an outsider, “I looked in windows for the wealth I could not hope for mine”. She uses sensory words such as “trembling”, “touched” and transferred epithet; the wine...

AllDay Kindergarten…. What is the Point?
Misty Pressnall
History 324
March 2, 2009
After critically analyzing the current kindergarten scheduling trends, there is a shift in many schools from half-day kindergarten programs towards full day kindergarten programs. A full day kindergarten or allday kindergarten program is a program in which pupils attend school each weekday for approximately six hours. The growing number of allday kindergarten programs can be attributed to a change in the...

All summer in one day
They all waited for the moment. It hadbeenraining for seven years. Yes, Yes! I said its stopping. There I was apart from those who couldn’t remember a time when there was no rain. They were all nine year old, and if there hadbeen one day where their wasn’t rain, they wouldn’t recall.
I sometimes heard them stir in remembrance, but I knew they were probably dreaming and remembering gold or yellow crayon. Allday yesterday they read about the sun, after that they...

Engl 1101-001
4/12/2011
Senior Skip Day
As I heared the squealing of the tires, my heart started to beat faster and faster and felt like it had worked its way up further up my chest. The rain seemed like it had come to a standstill and it was like I heard each rain drop hit the windshield one by one as the unexpected was about to happen. The thoughts of what could possibly happen were flashing before my eyes as I prepared for what was about to happen. All I could do is say a quick prayer and...

﻿All Summer in a Day
The short story All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, is a fictional tale with a theme based upon friendship and childhood experiences. The reader delves in to this world and we’re faced quite early on with the harsh realities that not all childhood experiences are good ones, especially not for the main character in this story. In this instance, we follow the hardship of the lead character as she faces bullying from her fellow students and this of course leads the reader to...

﻿Is That All There Is?
Joe Lessard Leaving City Post
BY KAYTE VANSCOY, FRI., JULY 31, 1998
Assistant City Manager Joe Lessard photograph by John Anderson
The rumors started over a year ago, but it should come as no surprise to those familiar with the protracted pace of city government that it took this long to hear that Assistant City Manager Joe Lessard would be leaving his post at the city of Austin. Last June, when the then-new City Council took a retreat with upper-level city staff, the...

Moving Day
The summer before my senior year was going to be the best one yet. Lying out in the hot summer air, going out with friends till one in the morning, sleepovers all week long, summer was going to be amazing! Not long into my summer vacation my mom had brought up the subject of us moving once again. It hadn’t really surprised me that she was bringing it up because I vividly remember her talking about it earlier in the year. She hadbeen wanting to move for quite some time, always saying...

The Perfect Day
When I was a little girl I would dream about my wedding day. I would pick out what colors I wanted. Ihad to have almost everything be pink because it was my favorite color. I used to even play dress up with all of my younger sisters. I would always have to be the princess, and they could dress up as anything else. I had a special white fluffy dress that my mother had made me for Halloween. No one was allowed to wear it but me. I would always say my wedding day would be the happiest...

50003886204500452120Mujahida Sarfaraz 14050910
2014
Spring Day-Essay
3500050000Mujahida Sarfaraz 14050910
2014
SpringDay-Essay
center550005532120[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.]
Mujahida Sarfaraz14050910
Spring Day Essay
2014
9000040000[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract...

When You've Had a Bad Day
|
| You've no doubt heard about the bricklayer who applied for time off work for the following reason: "When I got to the building, I found that the hurricane had knocked off some bricks around the top so I climbed onto the roof and rigged up a beam with a pulley and hoisted a couple of barrels full of bricks to the top of the building."Then I went to the bottom, and holding onto the line, I began releasing it. Unfortunately, the barrel of bricks was much heavier...

least one day of their life where it just seems like everything is going their way. A day where no matter what tries to get it the way, everything just seems to work out in your favor. Well October 4th 2013 was one of those days for me.
Right from the moment I woke up in the morning I could feel the tension in my chest from knowing that today was the big day. I had studied the whole week previous just so I knew everything would be solid in my mind when the time came. Even though this day would seem...

What is ANZAC Day?
ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
What does ANZAC stand for?
ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day.
Why is this day special to Australians? (Milestones)
...

In the media there are numerous reports and news involving crisis. One of them is the environment. Pollution, deforestation, climate change and global warming have been the highlight in the newspapers. Some of these problems are man-made. The main goal for publishing this kind of news is to send the message to the people globally and make them more aware about the importance of the environment. Thus, it is mankind’s responsibility to ensure that the environment does not suffer by our mistake. In...

D-Day
Silas Hanegraaf
The commendable victory of the D-day invasion was due to an important location; this location neutralized the Nazi army because the Allied powers had many supplies stored in Great Britain to prepare for the attack. D-day proved to be one of the most powerful invasions in history since it was a monolithic turning point of World War II. D-day proved to be important because of the outstanding overtaking of Omaha Beach and the massive death toll that occurred on that monumental...

"The Longest Day" was a mammoth project dramatizing D-day, the Allied invasion of France. It was nearly three hours in length and with an enormous ensemble cast, all playing supporting roles. The production was very conscientious about realism, the actors were always of the same nationality as their characters, and spoke in their native languages, leading to a lot of subtitles translating French and German dialogue. Although the movie was historically correct, it was also meant to be a blockbuster...

Memorial Day? What does it mean to you? What symbolization does it hold in you? Ladies and gentlemen, sadly enough, the true meaning of Memorial Day has been seemingly lost by the majority of Americans today. Many confuse this day for Veterans Day or even Armed Forces Day. Although it is highly appropriate to honor all our veterans, living and dead, and to recognize their immeasurable contributions to our country, this is not the true meaning of Memorial Day. When I asked you what the day means...

Christmas Day!
One of the most memorable days of my life was the Christmas of 2007. I woke up to the bright sunlight seeping through my window, and I knew today would be a Christmas I would never forget. The weather was fit for the season with fresh white snow gently falling from the sky, as I looked out the foggy window. I remembered this Christmas as if it happened yesterday.
The night before Christmas I remember sneaking down the steps, only to see my mom sneaking the presents under the poorly...

How All Saints Day through the years changed to Halloween
The history of Halloween was not developed down for hundreds of years; some of them are still unclear and subject to discussion. But the most believable history is that Halloween originated in the British Isles out of the Pagan Celtic celebration of Samhain. It goes back as far as 5 B.C. It was believed that spirits rose from the dead and mingled with the living on this day. The Celts left food at their doors or graves to encourage good...

﻿Patriot Day
Patriot Day is the most important holiday of the year because on this day, not only do we remember the people that were killed in the worst terrorist attack on American soil, we also honor those who serve and have given their lives in the fight against terrorism. On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked; two of the planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center, one hit the Pentagon, and the other crashed in a field in Pennsylvania (https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/patriot-day/)...

Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a celebration of life rather then death throughout the Hispanic community. On November first and second, All Saints day and All Souls day, Hispanics gather to celebrate in their own customs and intrigues according to their specific cultural region. However different these regional cultures may be they all share in a similar celebration of life through remembrance. Many times these festivities are held at the grave site of their loved ones and also throughout...

My First Day In The U.S.
As I remember it, the first day that I came to U.S. was June 26, 2006. My first day in U.S. was both exciting and upsetting, I was exciting about was seeing my mom for the first time over a year, the upsetting part is I had to leave my good memories in my hometown. I had to left all of that behind friends, family and schools. However, life moves on, things need to be done.
When I got out of the terminal in LAX, I saw the smile on my mother’s face that was the happiest...

When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers, since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs), Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods), and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary, Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
...

swam freely in the sea.
There were many people at here. We just like a family. It was a sunny day. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the fresh air brushed against my face. I felt so snug and comfortable standing on the sand which was as soft as silk. The water was cold and fresh. The fascinating landscape really attracted me.
After tired swimming in the sea, we had our lunch. My mother had prepared a delicious lunch for us. I was as hungry as a wolf. This was the most delicious meal that...

Father's Day is a widely known celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in many countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers.
Contents[hide] * 1 History * 1.1 Commercialization * 2 Spelling * 3 Dates around the world * 4 International history and traditions * 4.1 Argentina * 4.2 Australia * 4.3...

Trujillo
The Day That Changed My Life
For years in my life graduating from High School hadbeen a date circled in my mind. For me graduating High School meant I could then do whatever I wanted to do without anyone telling me right from wrong. As I got older I began to realize that everything I had thought before was now totally wrong. I realized that graduating High School meant I was going to have to be more responsible there I ever had before. It now made me realize that I had to become an adult...

“Graduation Day”
As the beautiful sky happily accompany sunrays, that shined down on the entrance of the field house where the ceremony of my graduation took place. Someone above must have known it was my graduation day and blessed me with a beautiful day. I was so excited, that the night before the graduation I couldn’t sleep at all. I tossed and turned all night, thinking about the graduation and if he’d even show up. I waited for this moment for four long years and I will make the best of it...

first week at university’
The much anticipated dayhad arrived, the beginning of the first week of an experience thathadbeen in the back of my mind for many years never really believing it would happen for one reason or another. I begin university life as a mature student having left school at the tender age of 16 to pursue a career in the Army and go on to complete eight years of service. During this time I was involved in nearly every modern day conflict that many are made aware of through the...

That Fateful Day
I remember that day, long ago from my childhood. It was warm the night before, nearly 80 degrees, so Ihad left my window open. The morning winds where rushing through my school work on the desk. Black and white squiggles on seven pieces of paper, every one of them part of an accumulation of the last two weeks of homework. I needed them to get any kind of decent grade in my first weeks of the fourth grade.
“It’s Tuesday today dad.” I said tentatively to my father. He just stood...

Mouse Plot,” by Ronald Dahl, and “All Summer in a Day,” by Ray Bradbury, both involved children whose shenanigans cause painful consequences. “The Great Mouse Plot,” part of Ronald Dahl’s autobiography, a group of schoolmates plays a trick on Mrs. Pratchett the mean, and filthy candy shop owner. They decided to put a dead mouse into one of her jars of candy, causing Mrs. Pratchett to drop the jar of candy. While, in Bradbury’s science fiction tale, “All Summer in a Day,” children who live on Venus...

Book Critique of The Longest Day
Cornelius Ryan, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1920, worked as a reporter covering the battles in Europe from 1941-1945 and then the final months of the Pacific Campaign. His articles were printed in both Reuters and the London Daily Telegraph. His first book was The Longest Day, published in 1959, selling over 4 million copies in 27 different editions. In 1962 a director named Darryl Zannuck made the book into a movie. Ryan&#8217;s next book was The Last Battle...

Earth Day
Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of events focused on green awareness. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s, Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement. It began as a "national teach-in on the environment" and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of...

My Most Frightening Day
Most people don’t have any idea when their most frightening day will be, it could havebeen when they were young or maybe it has not quite happened yet. I did not have the luxury of surprise although I also didn’t exactly have a day marked on my calendar. I knew my most frightening day would come when a doctor called my house and informed my family that my great grandpa Papahualo had two weeks to live, and my dad informed me that we were going to fly out there to be with...

﻿WE DAY 2013!
I think that my attendance at WE Day 2013 will have a positive impact on our school this year because I believe that if I go, I will be able to take information and bring it back to the school and try to make a change, locally and even globally. I believe that this is a huge opportunity. I love going to events like these because when I come back from them, I implement what I have learnt so that it’s beneficial for our school.
I haven’t been involved with ME to WE but I...

Today is a very special day for all of us, as the whole country celebrates India's Republic Day with pride remembering our great freedom fighters who have laid their life for our freedom. 26th January, being a very significant date makes us recall the memories of millions of individuals who stood united laying foundation for the growth and development of our nation. The freedom that we enjoy today is the restless effort of millions of men and women who stood strong for a general cause, making India...

should remember and be sad.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Behind my smile is everything you’ll never understand.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, It might have been.
There’s nothing more depressing than having it all and still feeling sad.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
I had rather have a fool make me merry, than experience make me sad.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait...

The Remains of the Day
Discuss the themes of loss and regret in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day.
The story The remains of the day, by Kazuo Ishiguro is filled with both aspects of loss and regret. The term Loss is an amount that one suffers due to an event and the term regret means to feel sorry for actions that have been done. These two major themes can be both seen literal and figurative over the course of the novel. The book stresses importance on the past and all that could of come...

unrecognized or forgotten soldiers of African nations. They perservered through racism and inequaility to defeat the same opponent as everyone else around the world, the Germans.
• Important turning points in the film:
The first major turning point in Days of Glory is when the African soldiers, fighting for the French, were successful in overtaking the hilltop from the Germans. The mission seemed like a suicide mission because some of the leading commanders refered to the mission as a “light infantry...

Analysis of The Kids Are All Right by Susan Faludi
Kids are crawling around in the dirt, screaming, and have not yet had their diapers changed because the day care provider seems to be in a trance watching the latest episode of the Montel Williams show. One of the workers strikes a child because she won't stop crying about how hungry she is. The other worker just sits in her chair drinking Jack Daniels with a little Coke mixed in. Not all is well at the Wee World Child Center. But is this...

Dear brothers and sisters,
India celebrates our 63nd Republic Day which is one of three national days in India. Commonly 63rd Republic Day is a public holiday in most of the countries to honor the day on which the country first became republics. In such some are Commonwealth countries, the British sovereign was ruling the state until the change of status.
Even though India obtained freedom on August 15, 1947, Indian Constitution implemented and came into effect only on January 26, 1950. King...

I owe it all to you
Winds flew in every direction. With a tremendous wrath, with a sounding of voices creeping through my window as they embraced me in my sleep. Giving me the shivers to run through my spine. Waking me up! From such a sweet, sweet! Dream. It was a cold and terrifying day as I dressed myself with that old blue jacket of mine, frightened in panic and stress. For my first day of school for the cold and windy fall. I drove off to school with a big question mark on my face. Whether...

“It’s all your fault”
After going to school for 13 years a group of year 12 girls have finally reached the time they have allbeen waiting for. This bunch of girls Amelia, Chloe, Katie, Tahlia and Chelsea met in year 7 and have stuck by each other ever since then. They were probably one of the few groups that had a relationship like these girls. They have allbeen there to support each other and would all meet up and do something nearly every weekend.
These 5 girls were focused on getting...

occur from day to day. Then, in the blink of an eye, something horrendous happens and your life is never the same again. I was confronted with this when I received the shocking news, my breath was taken away and a sob was caught deep within my very soul. The unwanted yet undeniable words, telling me my cousin Johnny was dead. I so often seem to be immobilized by that moment. "He played life to the fullest, and without regret, he bet it all and braved the fall". For me, that is the day everything...

gray rain wall dropped out of the sky. Lightning. Then thunder.
We, the already-tired crew on the feature film Yellow Day, were stuck. We quickly covered the large cameras in heavy plastic and donned rain gear while Bob, our Dutch production manager, called it for the day.
Not good.
Forty employees sitting idle is not cheap. And I’m the executive producer/writer of Yellow Day. I’m looking at every rain drop and thinking each one costs us a dollar.
I look out onto the set, which is anything but...

﻿Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the...

English 87
Date: April, 08 2015
First Day in Delta College
January, 14th 2014, was my first day at Delta College. I have heard some say that their first day of college was full of excitement, but for me it was completely new experience. My first day in Delta College was a memorable experience due to three reasons: I was exposed to the new environment, I met new teachers, and I met some new friends.
On the first day of college, I saw the new environment and it made me feel more...

[pic]Festival celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon of June. The Poson Poya, which is specially noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as theday on which Emperor Asoka’s son, the arahant Mahinda, officially introduced Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century B.C.
In addition to the normal ritualistic observances undertaken on a poya day, on Poson day devotees flock to Anuradhapura, the ancient capital city of the country, for it was there that arahant Mahinda converted the then ruler, King Devanampiya...

Quan Nguyen
English II  Shaheen
MW 2:30-4
"Day of Infamy"
On December 7 of 1941, Japanese airplanes attacked the naval base of Pearl Harbor with a horrendous attack. With this, the 32nd president of the United States, president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, gave his famous speech. Shortly after this, the British and United States declared war on Japan. Not so long after, Germany declares war on the United States. The attack of Pearl Harbor is to be said as the starting mark of America...

Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 8th, 1897 Dorthy Day was a very influential
person in the catholic economic lifestyle. Her father, John Day was out of work when she was
little, which gave her empathy for other then, and later on in life because she also knows what
its like to be there. When she moved to Chicago her life turned for the better, Her father became
sports editor of a major Chicago newspaper. In 1914 she received
a scholarship for the...

﻿The Boring Day
It was a really boring day, probably one of the most boring days I’ve ever had. I haven’t had such a boring day in a month. My computer was broken so I couldn’t browse the internet or socialize. My friends have gone on a vacation for summer break together while I had to go to summer school. Now it’s the weekend and it couldn’t have got any more boring.
My mom asked me to walk to the plaza down the street to buy some milk. I went upstairs to my room and got dressed. I decided to...

Seventh Grade
October 30, 2010
I went to sleep last night, expecting an
ordinary day today. However, instead of
the usual routine, my day turned out to be more
surprising then I had expected. Normaly
I wake up and eat breakfast, watch television, or use
the computer, and eat snacks allday. My day turned out to be going to the stores,
going to the library, and eating pizza.
When I go to the store I usually go to the game...

English 111 paper #2
02-28-12
The Day That Changed My Mind
Around three years ago from today my grandma was given the news that tore our family up. She was told she had around two in half years to live due to cirrhosis of the liver. She had a special case because cirrhosis of the liver is more common due to drinking too much alcohol. My grandma never drank a day in her life. Cirrhosis of the liver is a slowly progressing disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue. Eventually...

A Day with a Friend
The 3 brothers arose to as bitter, winter day, ready to start their long, dreadful time in school. The eldest brother, Jonathan was prepared to set out for school, but was alarmed to see that they had not set breakfast or lunch for the day. Danny, the second eldest and Leon, the youngest had also stared at the empty wooden cabinet with disbelief. They all sauntered to school empty-handed as the icy, brisk air flashed into their faces. The 3...

Have you ever had a really bad day? If so, have you done something to make it better? Or, have you just decided to leave it as a bad day? It is very possible that every single person have had experienced a bad day. For me, that bad day was on April 7th, 2011. Three major bad things happened to me that day. I had a lot of school work, stress at my work place and had an accident.
For one I had a lot of school work to do for my three classes at IVC. The three classes that I am taking are: English...

War Had Not Happened
The Spanish American War played a very important role in the future of the United States. Each and every event that happens in life shapes the future. However, the question in life is always what if this event had not happened. If the Spanish American War had not happened America would have been completely different. If the war had not happened America would not have had several social programs that benefit the poor as well as the sick and elderly. Also if this war had not...

American Civil War, League of Nations, President of the United States
1280 Words |
4 Pages

The day when it rained
The sound of the rain tapping my rooftop woke me up. I looked outside the glass window blurred by rain droplets and the sky looked really gloomy. I sat up and yawned. It was 8 sharp. I stood up and dragged myself to the washroom. The reflection in the mirror made me giggled. My hair looked like as if I just got electrocuted. I turned on the tap and splashed the water on my face. The coldness of the water sent chill down my spine.
After I spent some time grooming myself,...

I’ll never forget that day. It was in February that my father told me my older sister might
not be
coming home. I was home alone andhadbeen since the very end of January. My dad
called me from the Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. It started out with what seemed to
be a normal conversation.
“Hi, Dad! How’s Bridgette doing?”
“She’s still goin.’
Just had another seizure. We got some news today.”
“Oh, yeah? What is it?”
“Well, if your sister has surgery, there’s a chance she won’t...

﻿ Thomas
Mrs. R
Col. Prep. Engl. 1-4
24 January 2013
Lincoln Day
Abraham Lincoln deserves a holiday. His holiday would be on April 15, theday that he died. Abraham Lincoln had many qualities; honesty, persistence, dedication, success and knowledge.
Abraham Lincoln was one of the most honest men to live. Lincoln was always a fair salesman, “Lincoln discovered once that he had given a woman too little for her money. He put what he owed her in a package and personally delivered it to the woman…who...

that very location, I am excited to share the experience with everyone. I am sure that you, too, will want to visit this place where only your wildest dreams could compare.
While shopping at a local grocery store I noticed an entry box for a free, all expenses paid getaway. I have always wanted a dream vacation, but without finding the time and the extra money, that was exactly what it would always be, a dream. The entry form said it was a getaway, not a vacation. So what was the difference? As...

All Over but the Shoutin’
All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg is an autobiography that starts from Mr. Bragg's impoverished childhood in a family that included an abusive, alcoholic father, an incredibly powerful angel of a mother and his two brothers, and follows him through his Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistic career at the New York Times. The author states at the beginning of the book that readers will laugh and cry reading it. He was right on the money with both of these points.
...